Publications by authors named "Rakesh Kucheria"
Article Synopsis
- Immersive Virtual Reality (iVR) is being tested as a training tool for scrub nurses in orthopaedic surgery, specifically for the skills needed in revision total knee arthroplasty.
- Ten scrub nurses participated in a study where they completed a series of four iVR training sessions, leading to significant improvements in their surgical performance, including a 47% reduction in operative time and a 75% decrease in the need for assistive prompts.
- Post-training assessments showed vast improvements in skill accuracy from 11% to 84%, alongside increased confidence and reduced anxiety among participants during their surgical roles.
Purpose: Our aim was to determine whether the administration of intravenous tranexamic acid is a safe and effective means of reducing blood loss associated with hip and knee replacement surgery.
Method: Sequential cohort study analysing hemoglobin titers, transfusion rates, and the occurrence of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing hip and knee replacements with and without the administration of tranexamic acid at the time of induction. Finally, a cost benefit analysis was performed.